Department of Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership (TLPL)

Carol Pisciotta '96 runs her ice cream and shaved ice business out of a school bus converted into an ice cream truck. The bus is painted blue and white, with the words "COOL BUS" on the front.
Ice Cream Dreams
Aug 25, 2026
Stop by an outdoor festival, neighborhood picnic, or even an office park during lunch hour, and you might spot an EdTerp serving frozen treats from a...
Crouching at the water’s edge on Poplar Island, Provost and Senior Vice President Jennifer King Rice (center) and music education major Lorelai Loyd ’28 release two terrapin hatchlings raised at UMD, Tess and Tudo, into the Chesapeake Bay., while a group of students looks on.
Back to the Bay for Baby Terrapins
Jul 8, 2026
A month after the University of Maryland’s Commencement exercises, two more terrapins took their first steps into the real world this week. Tess and...
Senior marshals march and carry banners at UMD's main Commencement ceremony.
6 EdTerps Honored as Senior Marshals
May 14, 2026
They’ll lead the way at the University of Maryland’s main Commencement ceremony next week: 86 graduating students, including six EdTerps, who have...